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Especially good episode of The Daily English show - with an interesting interview of an English web developer, who worked for MSN Channel 9, and now is in Japan DJ'ing and at his own Web Development company.

Quoted: Today's guest is Paul.3am ad:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcR6enqJZJ8&NR=1English Script:http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2008/03/show-667-mon day-1...

I poorly researched wine about YouTube's New Zealand targeted site - youtube.co.nz. He explicitly called out The Daily English Show, not recognizing that the creator is the most prolific New Zealand YouTube poster - and has a dedicated international following representing New Zealand to the world of English language learners.

Sarah, the video series' producer/writer/performer, let him have it in TDES video #584:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MPeZArR_sms

Will The Listener print a retraction/apology?

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Sarah creates The Daily English Show on YouTube. She has created more than 500 episodes already! In this episode, she answers questions about herself and the show (she lives in Japan normally, though now going to school in Nova Scotia).

Her shows features a section where students can practice a question and answer dialog.

Also watch her "How to Make TDES" video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szxT9O7MGy4

Quoted: My first attempt at an faq video. Just me talking to the camera, so this may bore you to tears. Or you might find it interesting if I answer a question ...

This week, on 60 minutes, Andy Rooney decided to talk about his favorite books. He has 600 volumes in in office at work, but he decided to pull out some of his old favorites. I think all of his editions were published before 1960 ... but newer editions are still available today.

I couldn't resist dotting the collection here.

Andy Rooney says "if you do any writing at all, you can't be without this."

Quoted: For generations, lovers of the English language have turned to trusty copies of Fowler's to settle nagging grammatical questions, or, for true hard-core language junkies, for the sheer fun of reading H. W. Fowler's classic outrage contained in entries on "Hackneyed Phrases" or "Pedantic-Humour Words."
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The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, the first revision in more than 30 years, has not arrived without controversy. Some language (and Fowler) purists complain that the book is too liberal at times, noting that usage is common as opposed to correct. Those points are debatable, and, indeed, they're what makes the book's nearly 900 pages so interesting to peruse.
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Amazon.com: Fowler's Modern English Usage: Books: R. W. Burchfield by R. W. Burchfield

Is it "Tidy Whities" or "Tighty Whities"? I always assumed it was the latter, but there are a significant number of people who think it's the former. Evidence here to support this, but it could have originated as the reverse.

Quoted: Comprehensive ESL teacher training certificate courses held across Canada

English instruction in Japan.

English instruction in Japan.